048  
FNCA52 TJSJ 060730  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL  
ISLANDS, PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO, ST. CROIX, AND  
OTHER FIRE- PRONE AREAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS  
AFTERNOON, MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO, RECENT  
RAINFALL HAS BEEN LIMITED OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS, WHERE  
FUELS REMAIN RECEPTIVE TO FIRE STARTS. WINDS WILL REMAIN  
RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY, KEEPING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT LIMITED  
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.  
 
A DRIER AND MORE STABLE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED  
BEGINNING TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND AS MOISTURE  
DECREASES AND EASTERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN. LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY,  
INCREASING SUNSHINE, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS, COMBINED WITH  
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID  
WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD, PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PUERTO  
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE  
ENCOURAGED TO AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE CAUTION WITH  
ACTIVITIES THAT COULD PRODUCE SPARKS, AS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE IN THE COMING DAYS.  
 
PRZ014-062000-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 10  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+1) 74 (-2) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-8) 88 (0) 44  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 13 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 16 NE 9 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5520 5520  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77280 77280  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ015-062000-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+2) 71 (-2) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-8) 95 (+1) 54  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 11 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 12 NE 10 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6250 6370  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68750 76440  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ016-062000-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 73 (-3) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-8) 97 (+3) 57  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 16 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 19 E 11 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5510 4970  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71630 74550  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ017-062000-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+3) 71 (-1) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 97 (-1) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 12 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 9 NE 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6290 5780  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62900 75140  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ018-062000-  
WEST COAST-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+1) 73 (-1) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-6) 98 (+2) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 12 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 11 SE 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5110 4930  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 E 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45990 39440  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ019-062000-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+3) 72 (-3) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-7) 96 (+2) 54  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 11 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 10 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7240 6740  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86880 87620  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ022-062000-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+3) 71 (-2) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-7) 98 (+1) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 9 E 10  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 8 E 11  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4820 4680  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53020 60840  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ023-062000-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+5) 69 (-1) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-8) 98 (0) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 9 E 8 E 9  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 10 E 8 E 10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7540 7780  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 8 E 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52780 70020  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 2 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ024-062000-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 10 10  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 71 (-1) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-3) 98 (0) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 10 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 NE 8 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5810 5580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63910 78120  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ025-062000-  
VIEQUES-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 10 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (0) 77 (-3) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-3) 87 (+4) 54  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 12 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3680 3310  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55200 52960  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ026-062000-  
CULEBRA-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+1) 78 (-3) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-5) 91 (+6) 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 12 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3580 3510  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50120 56160  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ027-062000-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+1) 73 (-3) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (-6) 88 (-2) 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 16 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 18 E 14 SE 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5110 5330  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76650 53300  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
VIZ001-062000-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 40 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 76 (-4) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-3) 91 (+7) 57  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3660 3560  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51240 56960  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
VIZ002-062000-  
ST CROIX-  
330 AM AST THU AUG 6 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+1) 77 (-3) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-2) 91 (+5) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4900 4810  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78400 81770  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
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